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(No Model.)

H. O. WHITNEY.

. COMBINED BLOTTING PAD AND MEMORANDUM BOOK.

No. 337,101. Patented Mar. 2, 1886.

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HOWARD OHAUNOEY WHITNEY, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

COMBINED BLOTTlNG-PAD AND MEMORANDUM-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,101, dated March 2,1886.

Application filed December 14, 1885. Serial No. 185.591. (No model.)

To aZZ whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, HOWARD OHAUNCEY WHITNEY,a citizen of the United States, residing at Albany, in the county ofAlbany and State of New York, have invented certain new' and usefulImprovements in aGombined Blotting-Pad and lVIemorandum-Book; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements incombination blottingpads and memorandum-books, and is designed as animprovement upon the device heretofore patented to me under date ofOctober 27, 1885, and numbered 329,348.

My present invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein Figure 1 represents a plan view thereof. Fig. 2 represents alongitudinal section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 representsacross-section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout theseveral views.

d indicates a base consisting, preferably, of pasteboard, and providedwith the triangular pockets 1), for the reception and retention ofblotting-paper, thereby forming upon one portion of the said base d ablotting-pad of a wellknown type. The remaining portion of the baseforms one of the covers of the memorandum-book a, which is bound in withit and permanently a part thereof.

As thus constructed, my invention, while presenting the advantages ofits predecessor, above referred to, may be produced more economically byreason of the saving in stock and labor incident to the preparation ofthe retaining-pocket for the book-cover employed in my said formerdevice. There is, more- "over, no danger of accidental displacement ofthe book from the pad, the two being attached to each other in suchmanner as 'to be constantly associated for the combined use, as anarticle of manufacture, for which they are designed.

In the manufacture of my device I preferably bind the base d in with thebook at the time of making the latter, afterward applying theangle'pockets, and finishing by inserting the blotting-pads. In someinstances, however, I may effect the permanent union between the bookand base d by other means than that described,.as will be readilyunderstood. Thus it may be sewed, pasted, or otherwise fixedly andsecurely fastened to the base, without being united thereto by what istechnically known as binding. I prefer the latter method, however,because of its greater security and the better appearance of the workproduced.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

As a new article of manufacture, a baseboard provided at one end withmeans for retaining sheets of blotting-paper and at its other end with abook, to which it is permanently attached, forming a continuation of oneof the bookcovers, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HOWARD CHAUXOEY WHITNEY.

Witnesses:

D. R. Nrvna, FRED E. WADHAMS.

